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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
I know the article is about children, but I've learned a lot by reading about children with BP. Additionally, I think a lot of us still have an "inner child" where we WANT to throw a hissy fit, or WANT to kick things around, or WANT to hit people, etc. etc. because we're angry. However, most of us can restrain ourselves from making a "scene" in public because we're adults and we know it's not "socially acceptable" for adults to do so. But just because we can restrain ourselves, it doesn't mean that our inner child isn't screaming his/her head off. We're still a lot like children in that respect, and I think a lot of us wish we could do what children can get away with.
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That's very interesting, I didn't know about the difference in emotional regulation between ADHD and mood disorders! I did read somewhere that bipolar people are often misdiagnosed with ADHD in childhood (which happened to me as well). It's nice to know about this distinguishing factor.